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E. sf WILKINS' AND VJOHNV STRA'W'; OE srown, VERMONT. Letters .PatentIV''SF-, datec April 16, 1867; (miedatcd March 14, 1867..

IMPROVED MOP SQUEEZER.

T O ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCER:

Be it known 'that we, E. S', 'WILKINS and J. STRAW, oflStowe, Lemoillecounty, and State of Vermont, have invented a new :mdl useful MopSqueezei" with treodlei'nd spring lever combined; and we do herebydeclare the following to be nn exept description thereof, referencebeing had to the n'ccompenying"drowings, end to the letters of referencemerk'ed thercon, innking a. part of this specification, in which- Figure1 represents o top yiew of the machine; and i Fignre 2 a longitudinlsection.

The nature of our invention consists in the treodle mop squeezer andspring lever and peil, as arranged end combined as follows: i i

,A small frame, A, is attached to a common peil, B, by an odjustablehoop or enrs,` O, as we may choose.

` Attached to thisfreme A are two side-boards, D D, hung,` and Operatinget one end on a roller, E, with :i pressboard, G, between them, end modefirm to the sideboerds D. The other press-board H is attached to't'hesideboards D by a. round tenon, J, on the lower edge, which-slides in aImortise, K, in the side-boards, with rubber Vspringe L to assis't in thepressure. The board H is confined at the other end of the frame by otapering lever,

M, fastened to the'press-board H ot one end, end at the other endOperating in the roller N that is across the frame A. On this lever M isa coiled Wire spring, P, which presses against the rollerY N so as tothrow up and open the press-boards G and H. At one end of theside-boards D is etteched o trendle, R, to place the foot on and pressdown the side-boards D and close the press-boards G and H together-andbetween which the mop is squeezed and cleensed. i I

We do not claim press-boards or a. treadle :md spring lever as commonlyused, but what we elaim as ou'r invention, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-- The treadle R, mop squeeze G and H, and springlever M and pit-il B, when arranged, combined, and operated as hereindescribed, and for the purposes set forth.`

. E; S. WIKINS, Witnesses: JOHN STRAW.

J. H. BENNE'T, W.J. Arnms.

